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Scarlets bank on having a red-letter day

PHIL DAVIES has turned to the three "Es" to seal Euro-glory - effectiveness, efficiency and expression. Read

Davies wants Scarlets to make most of tips

If for you Saturday's Heineken Cup semi-final is as much about Wales versus England as Llanelli Scarlets against Leicester, then you're singing from the same songsheet as Stradey Park head coach Phil Davies. Read

Scarlets can maul the Tigers and taste Euro glory - Shane

SHANE WILLIAMS last night told the Scarlets they can tame Leicester in the Heineken Cup, declaring, "The Tigers are only human." Read

Now we'll see off the Scarlets, warns Corry

MARTIN CORRY insists Leicester are ready to heap more cup misery on Wales by sending the Scarlets crashing out of Europe this Saturday. Read

Easterby rising

SIMON EASTERBY has been here before with the Scarlets but he is determined to make sure his third Heineken Cup semi-final is instantly forgettable. Read

Deadline set for Eruo resolution

WALES will discover the format of next season's Heineken Cup by the end of this campaign. Read

Euro chiefs head off rebel tournament threat

EUROPEAN rugby chiefs last night moved quickly to remove the threat of a rebel tournament to rival the Heineken Cup. Read

Cup places the incentive for Scarlets - Bater

SCARLETS stand-in skipper James Bater says his team will be playing for Heineken Cup places when they take on Munster in the Magners League on Saturday evening, writes Simon Thomas. Read

Unions stand firm on Euro flagship

WELSH rugby chiefs were last night celebrating the news that there will definitely be a European Rugby Cup next season. Read

Jones Euro cup crisis plea

WALES great Robert Jones has made an impassioned plea for the Heineken Cup to be saved ahead of today's crucial meeting on the future of the competition. Read

Millar hits out at 'disgraceful' boycott

SYD MILLAR, chairman of the International Rugby Board, has slammed the Anglo-French clubs' boycott of the Heineken Cup as "absolutely disgraceful." Read

'We won't bale out rebels'

WELSH rugby chief Roger Lewis has revealed Wales will not be used as a pawn by the English and French rebel clubs in their boycott of the Heineken Cup. Read

Heineken Cup rescue bid

ENGLAND, Scotland and Ireland last night joined forces with Welsh rugby chief Roger Lewis in a frantic 11th-hour bid to rescue the Heineken Cup. Read

Euro boycott sparks player job fears

WELSH rugby was last night facing meltdown after French and English clubs confirmed they were boycotting next season's Heineken Cup. Read

WRU will fill fixture void - Lewis

ROGER LEWIS last night insisted the WRU would come up with a "compelling" fixture list to fill the devastating void left by the winding up of the Heineken Cup. Read

God help us, say Scarlets' cup rivals

A RUGBY MAD vicar has pitched in to help his local club scupper the Llanelli Scarlets' European dream - by saying a prayer to "lift the darkness" at a stadium. Read

Ospreys quiet on league and cup glory

IT only takes about 20 minutes to drive from Stradey Park to the Liberty Stadium, but the difference in expectations can't be more stark. Read

French set to confirm Heineken boycott

HEINEKEN CUP chief Jean-Pierre Lux last night painted a grim picture of reality for the tournament's future as European rugby's major competition faces meltdown. Read

Scarlets at the double

SIMON EASTERBY is adamant the cock-a-hoop Scarlets can pull off an amazing cup and league double. Read

Welsh regions blast 'selfish' clubs' motives

WELSH regions have branded English and French clubs "selfish" for threatening to destroy next season's Heineken Cup. Read